Crystal River current., 1887-01-08
STATE NEWS.

we Ffencnman idSC Week.
Mountain lions are reported to be
unusually numerOus..nea Leadville.
The product of the Grant smelter for
the past year amounted to a, OIL ,619.21.
The real estates transfers in Denver
for 1856 amounted to nearly s11,0OO,0OO.
The shipment of ore from Silver
Plume has been unusually heavy lately.
Rev. J. H. Phillips has resigned the
pastorate of the Congregational church at
Leadville.
Nearly thirty tons of dressed poultry
were received by express in Denver for
Christmas.
A number of women were arrested
i'm Denver for shop-lifting during the holi-
day season.
Twenty families from North Bend,
Nebraska, were expected to arrive at Ster-
ling this week.
C. Sum Nichols, of Montrose, has been
presented 'gold-headed cane by the citi
zens of that town.
The twelfth annual session of the
State Teachers Association is in session at
Colorado Springs.
A meeting of the Gunnison County
Suow-slloe Club has been called to meet at
G,rnnison on the 3lst.
4 fire in the Gem drug store in
Pueblo on Thursday caused damage to the
extent of $500, fully insured.
There is a dead lock in Denver be-
tween the Alderman and Board of Super
pisors over the appropriations.
Ninety men were sent from Denver
90 Red Cliff Monday to work on the Denver
a. Rio Grande near that place.
VILLAIN Staelly, Il railroad employe,
was drowned In the Grand, few miles
above Glenwood Springs, last week.
The bank clearlngs at Denver last
week were S;5,396,G15. a gain of 25 per cent.
over those of the corresponding week in last
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Florence are furnish
pie at the Tabor Grand in Denver this
week.
The citizens of Aspen feel very de-
spondent over the apex decision, but an
nounce their determination to fight that
theory 10 lle Qeatn
The announcement of the death Of
Gen. Logan caused universal grief all over
che State. A number of towns will hold
memorial services.
Rosa Sarbrugg. a laundress, commit
ted suicide at Glenwood Springs by chloro-
form. She left note saying she had no
friends in the world.
The Central Presbyterian church, of
Denver have extended a call to Rev. DIR.
Nichols. of Binghampton. New York, at a
salary OF 5000 a year.
Hugh McKenna fell into Stag pot
at the American Smelter at Leadville last
week and died a few days afterward after
suffering terrible agony.
The Denver newsboys were given an
elegant dinner on Christmas, and in the af-
ternoon the News gave them all tickets to
the matinee at the Opera House
The Union Stock Yards of Denver
did a much larger business last year than
ever before, having handled GO4 more cars
nf cattle, sheep and hogs than in 1Ss5
The following is the product of the
Boston and Colorado Works (Argo) for
1856 as near as can be approXinated: gold,
xs2, $50; silver, Sa,440 555; copper, S413, 145
total s36Sl 900.
The six indictments which remained
against Charles II. Scott, the county clerk
of Arapahoe have been nolicd by the pros
ecuting attorney, and Mr. Scott is now sup
posed to be vindicated.
According to the Rocky Mountain
News there were ,03 buildings commenced
in Denver last year at an estimated cost OF
s2,010,66l. This is a greater sum than has
been spent in any year since 1882.
The Colorado Coal and Iron Com
pany produced Gl5, $50 tons of coal and 112,
200 tons OF coke during 1856 They also
manufactured $3.50 kegs ofnails, 5,S72 tons
of steel rails 9,323 tons of pig iron and
1870 kegs OF railroad spikes
junction Precinct, a small settle
ment seven miles south of and tributary tC
the town of Evergreen, raised the past sea
son $50 tons of potatoes. This enterpris-
ing little town produces great quantities OF
lumber and this year sent 100000 feet OF
lumber to the Denver market.
Travellers are commencing to arrive
in Leadvile from points over the range on
snow shoes. In places in the mountains the
snow is four and five feet deep on a level